Montessori Charter School

About This School

Montessori Charter School is located in Eau Claire, WI and is one of 14 elementary schools in Eau Claire Area School District. It is a charter school that serves 249 students in grades PK-6.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system. See Montessori Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Montessori Charter School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Wisconsin average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

All Grades Social Studies Performance

Montessori Charter School Reviews

We found, after sending two children to CV Montessori school that every child learns very differently. This school is not suited for teaching every child, nor are the teachers willing to discuss the possibility that children learn various ways. Some children are able to learn through traditional teaching methods easier than learning at their own pace. Some children advance at their own pace and other's stay behind at their own pace. We found the teachers and principal to be extremely unresponsive to our concerns and the low state test results, and have moved our children to another school.

The Montessori teaching method offers the opportunity for all students to advance at their own pace, giving students the initiate to WANT to learn; get the next "presentation" and move ahead. They learn respect (for one another and for their surrounding), responsibility, and to work independently. This is a wonderful learning atmosphere and experience for them. Learning the basics of geometry from the git-go, along with other subjects they will face in later years, prepares them well for middle and high school years and beyond.

Test Scores

About the WCKE.CRT

The WKCE-CRT are annual tests used to measure a student's mastery of the state's grade-level academic standards.

Which Grades and Subjects?

Students in grades 3 through 8 and 10 are assessed in math and reading and in grades 4, 8 and 10 in language arts, science and social studies.

How is it Scored?

Students score at one of four proficiency levels: minimal performance, basic, proficient and advanced. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.

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TestRating8 out of 10

The Education.com TestRating is a number (1-10) calculated by Education.com that provides an overview of a school’s test performance for a given year, by comparing the school’s state standardized test results to those of other schools in the same state. For Wisconsin, the TestRating is calculated using a school's 2012 Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination - Criterion-Referenced Tests Results for all subjects tested.more...